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Recent content by FPanda

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    If autism is so spectral and varied, how do I find people with what I have?

    Hans Asperger called his subjects "little professors" and it seems to have stuck beyond his intention. I've seen a lot of claims that Aspies may have higher IQs on average than allistics, and I've read a couple of studies to that effect but the subject pool was too small to be meaningful, IMO. I...
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    If autism is so spectral and varied, how do I find people with what I have?

    I should state up front that I am allistic. My older brother and best friend are both Aspies are they couldn't be more different if they tried. I'm not going to claim to be well-versed enough in ASDs to answer all of your questions but I have thoughts on a couple of them. It's the extremes...
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    Mature introvert brother with AS and socialisation, objections

    Do you want a relationship? Or is that something other people want for you? You might very well want one, but I've noticed that allistic people tend to expect everyone to adhere to social norms that may not be priorities to the neurodiverse. That's been a problem for my brother. It took me a...
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    Mature introvert brother with AS and socialisation, objections

    Thank you for your kind response. I was feeling quite done with this idea, but you may have hit on something with your comment about meeting new people with someone you already know. I might suggest to my brother that I would be willing to do something like this with him rather than urging him...
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    Mature introvert brother with AS and socialisation, objections

    My goodness. I'm—shocked—at the tone of this response. The strength of emotion on show makes it difficult to see it as an answer to my questions; it reads more like transference and an exposition on your personal frustration with people who aren't like yourself. Is your stepson autistic? If...
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    Mature introvert brother with AS and socialisation, objections

    I've been reading on this forum for a couple of weeks in the service of two Aspies in my life. One of these is my older brother, 46 years old. His AS-related social and functional impairments have relegated him to living with our parents. He works intermittently at jobs that generally offer...
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